Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-12
NO HOPE.

Arrival of the Dispatch from
Springfield.
CHICAGO, November 11.-Following
close upon the telegram from Gov
ernor Oglesby that he had refused,
once for all, to interfere, the
greatest hustle and excitement
prevailed in the Jail office, but Spies
in his cell continued writing uninter-
ruptedly, and the others remained
equally nonchalant. notwithstanding z
the confusion that marked the begin
ming of the end.
THE MANUSCRIPTS.
Which Spies, Parsons and Fischer
spent portion of the morning in pre-
pairing we're in part written state
ments, the nature of which would not
be divulged. They were delivered
into the hands of the Sheriff, who
locked them in his personal safe.
PARSONS LETTER
Was addressed to his wife and chill
dren. That of Fischer goes to his
wife, but the address on that of Spies
the Sheriff refuses to divulge. This
it is supposed will reach Nina Van
Zandt. Before 10 o'clock DR.. Gray
went into the prisoners, taking
A BOTTLE OF BRANDY.
All Of the prisoners partook Of the
stimulant.
The reporters were admitted into
the cellroom to view the execution at
1901. Fully twenty-five newspaper
men, local politicians and Others,
among them the twelve jurors who
were to view the bodies after execu-
ton, passed
UNDER THE GALLONS
And began seating themselves. The
bailiffs said few words to the jour-
n lists, begging them to make no rush
when the drop fell, but to file decently
in order. The rattlinv of chairs, tables
and benches continued for several
minutes, but at 10 :05 there began to
fall hush and conversation among
the crowd sunk
ALMOST TO WHISPER.
The bare whitewashed walls made
a painful contrast with the brown
gallows with its four-noosed ropes.
The Chief Bailif began at II 10
calling out the names of the persons
summoned as jurors, and bringing
them forward to the row of little
stools, directly in front of the gallows.
NO OTHER SOUNDS
Were heard in the corridor but the
the solemn, monotonous voice Of the
bailif and the rustling Of jurors as
they tip-toed forward through the
crowd.
Parsons was given a cup of coffee a
few minutes before the march to the
scaffold was began, and at II ~ they
all began eating their last lunch.
READING THE DEATH-wARRANTs.
Sheriff Matson at IL :23 A. NJ, ac-
companied by the grim old jailer,
Folz, Rev. DR.. Bonton and score OF
stalwart deputies, stepped close to the
opening of August Spies, preparatory
to reading the death-warrant of the
four men. Twenty minutes were oc-
cupied in this trying formality, rem
dered doubly an ordeal by the horri-
BILE silence prevailing and by the
sICKENING DOORS
coming from the room where lay the
body of their late comrade Louis
Lingg, the suicide. The Sheriff then
addressed Adolph Fischer, who was
even more Indifferent than Spies at
the formality. Like Spies he told the
Sheriff that it was
JUDICIAL MURDER.
Fischer had his slouch hat on, but
removed it as he stepped out of his
cell. He was neatly dressed in blue
flannel shirt, new dark breeches and
had been shaved but few hours be-
fore. He nodded to Spies in pleas
ant manner, asking in German how
he felt.
2, SPIES SMILED
Good-naturedly and replied that he
felt frst-rate. Engel heard the read
ing of the death warrant with stolid
indifference and uttered not single
word of comment. In few minutes,
while standing beside Spies and
Fischer, he said, "Well?" as if to
inquire their feelings. Spies and
Fischer replied by smiling cheerfully
and nodding. Before their
ARMS WERE PINIONED
All of the men shook hands with
Jailor Folz and the deputies surround
ing them, with all of whom they had
become acquainted during their many
months Of confinement. Parsons
warrant was read last. He seemed to
have nerved himself up to great ten
sion and had nothing to say in reply.
Like Engel he was clad in full suit
of black dress clothes, even to a
Prince Albert coat. He stepped light
| ly from his cell when the reading was
finished, but drew back involuntarily
at the sight of the three
| GHosTLY-LOOKING FIGURES
That stood before him. Again he
stepped out, now with look Of def
ance. "Bind me tight" he said
"and be sure to make no mistake. v
But the deputy complied only too
we'll. Parsons had him reach under
the shroud and ease one of the straps
"That is BETTER" he remarked with 9